Service difficulty report · Smoke Detector · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
October 5, 2023
Submitted
October 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910AU
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
7876
Aircraft time
18,229 hours, 7,156 cycles
Part
Smoke Detector
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
False Indication
Location
Zone 900 - Lav/G
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AT TAKEOFF PLUS 3 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES HAD A MASTER WARNING FOR "SMOKE LAVATORY SMOKE" YET FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED NO PASSENGER IN LAVATORIES EXCEPT FOR OLDER PASSENGER IN ONE AND HE WAS NOT SMOKING. ALL LAVATORIES CHECKED FOR RESIDUAL SMOKE NOTHING ANOMOUSLY NOTED. WARNING LASTED APPROXIMATELY 4 SECONDS. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED BITE CHECKS OF THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM WITH NO FAULTS NOTED AND INSPECTED ALL OF THE LAVATORTIES AND FOUND NO SIGNS OF SMOKE IN ANY OF THEM.